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Bayou Lacombe US 190 Bridge (Old)

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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Lacombe Bridge (September 1929)

The previous bridge on US 190 in Lacombe, pictured in September 1929.

The Times-Picayune, September 8, 1929, sec. 3, p. 1

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BH Photo #467807

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Description 

The original bridge across Bayou Lacombe on US 190 was a steel swing bridge located just upstream from the present bridge.

Upon its replacement in 1938, parts of this bridge were reused in a bridge across Bayou Bonfouca on what is now LA 433.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Bayou Lacombe on US 190
Location
Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1916; replaced 1938
Design
Steel swing span
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.31410, -89.93728   (decimal degrees)
30°18'51" N, 89°56'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/217541/3357247 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1916 (696)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
Lacombe, Louisiana (5)
Lost (24,744)
Lost 1938 (75)
Lost during 1930s (622)
 Louisiana (703)
Movable (2,973)
Owned by state (15,993)
Replaced by new bridge (16,586)
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (45)
Swing (1,455)

Update Log 

  • July 3, 2020: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 16, 2020: New photo from Roger Collins
  • March 14, 2020: Added by Roger Collins

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler

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